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Packaged as a fun-filled location for the entire family, it is anything but that with stale exhibits masquerading as thrilling experiences. Never an exciting moment.
Well, go for the electronic shooting simulator; that's about as close as you can get to touching firearms in Singapore.
Go to the Bird Park. Skip this. Leave a Comment
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dont try to catch a cab (taxi) between 10.30pm and midnight... they refuse to stop because they know the later it gets the more they can charge you.......we learnt the hard way.....
try and catch a taxi before this time..... will save you money and hassles....... Leave a Comment
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 Geylang for the real
'Chinatown' by phil_uk_net
Take a look around and visit the Chinatown Heritage Centre for an appreciation of Chinese immigration to Singapore and how things used to be.
Hop on the MRT down to Paya Lebar station and walk down to and along the Geylang Road toward Kallang. What you will see along this stretch of road is a much more authentic Chinatown experience. Leave a Comment
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 Sim Lim Square, Singapore's
electronics haven by vyxxyn
Therefore it may be wise to browse through shops like Best Denki (Takashimaya has one) or Fu Nan Centre where goods have fixed prices first, budget about 3-4 hours for that.
At Sim Lim Square, bargain bargain bargain, although they may tell you "fixed price". We locals bargain there all the time. Leave a Comment
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 Merlion Fountain by Rodan44
The Merlion is passed off as some kind of old Singapore legend, but in reality it was created not long ago by the tourism people as a way to promote the country. As such, you will see the Merlion appear on t-shirts, hats, mugs, pens, ashtrays, stuffed animals, paper weights, and all other tacky souvenirs.
Go in the mid-afternoon, that way after you're done taking the obligatory photos of the fountain you can head into the Fullerton Hotel for their excellent high-tea.
Go across the river to the Asian Civilizations Museum, which has to be the best Asian cultural museum in the world. Leave a Comment
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 Entrance to the show. by Bonobo2005
Chairs in this cinema cost about USD 6500 each and have features such as seat vibration, leg tickling (to increase the level of scariness in the spiders and bat scenes), wind blowing, water release (so that you have to dry your 3D glasses) and sound effects. For months now they have a show on about pirates looking for a treasure on an island who encounter a surviver from an earlier attack.
All interesting, but who's gonna like it?
Adults? likely only very few will enjoy. The story and execution is childish and despite lasting less than 15 minutes, you soon find out that there are actually only about 5 or 6 chair effects that start repeating, and the surprises are over. Especially the chair shaking become soon terribly annoying and keeps you reminding of watching movies in a plane with heavy turbulence.
For teenagers this is really not cool enough.
Children then? Well when I attended the show, children were actually crying all over, scared to death, had probably nightmares for days. It's too much a mix of trying to make it interesting for the whole family, but this pirate show fails terribly for all categories.
Wait for the next screening. This 15 minutes were certainaly not worth the steep SGD 16 (USD 10) / children SGD 9,50 of admission fees.
My rating / value for money: 2 out of 10 Leave a Comment
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 by pinzo
but pls do the price check on the net 1st before u process to buy the cam... pls bargain hard. Leave a Comment
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 merlion at the mouth of
Singapore River by bpacker
Walk to the spiky-looking building beside the statue ( the Esplanade ) and go to the coffee joint at the library (NLB@ Esplanade) .
See the Singapore River and the merlion from there as you sip on a latte. Cakes and coffee will distract you from the statue in about 5 seconds.
Go to Esplanade, theatres on the bay. It's just next to the Merlion. Don't let the ugly spiky exterior put you off, the interior has the state-of the art sound and light system that will blow your socks off. Leave a Comment
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On Sentosa Island you may be impressed by the giant appearance of a concrete lion / fish creature. This is called the Merlion and considered reflecting Singapore's identity (an invention of the Tourism Board).
Have your picture taken in the nicely gardened environment surrounding it, but don't waste your time and money (SGD 8 / USD 5,20) on this so called attraction.
What can you expect here:
* A short animated movie about the fable of the Merlion and the origin of the name Singapura;
* A complimentary coin of fortune that you can exchange for a little throw away souvenir;
* An elevator ride to 37 meter to look around in 360 degrees.
* Descend to the mouth of the Merlion for photo taking.
Obviously, people tried very hard to make it all look attractive and interesting but the contents and entertainment factor is totally zero.
It's hard to imagine anyone will be excited by this attraction and I therefore don't recommend it although the views are commendable.
My rating / value for money: 3 out of 10 Leave a Comment
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Almost everyone here is trying to rip you off.
I seriuosly have no idea why this place is so popular with tourists. Tourists who are about to get ripped off :)
This place is promoted as an preferred shopping venue for electical appliances, cameras etc in Singapore. Well, here are the facts...
1. Photographic equipment / Cameras are expensive... out off 5 shops I aksed, only 1 shop tried to sell me the Nikon 18-200mm lens close to the MRSP in USA (i.e USD 700) after light bargaining, so just forget about it. Statistically there is a 80% chance you'll get ripped off.
2. Mobile phones are quite dodgy and you can never be sure if some parts (like batteries, ear pieces etc) are originals... some looked like copies to me.
3. I think computer hardware are priced quite competitively as prices are advertised openly on shop windows and flyers.
4. Visit the SONY shop.... that's probably the only shop worth visiting there.
If you HAVE to go there and HAVE to buy something, just because everyone else is, at least KNOW EXACTLY what Camera or Photographic equipment you intend to purchase.
Check out the prices though the net first, know the prices in your home country or at least be aware of the Manufacturer's Recommended Retial Price (RRP) first. Be sure to check out a few outlets to know what is the common RIP-OFF price and be sure to BARGAIN so you'll be ripped-off at market prices.
If you're looking for Cameras or Photographic equipment, check out Cathay Photo located in Peninsula Plaza near the City Hall MRT station. Get a quote from them via e-mail first and then visit them to view & purchase the item. I got 5 different quotes (after bargaining) for a Lowepro professional camera bag from 5 different outlets in SIM LIM SQUARE, prices ranged from SGD $80 - $110. I got a quote via e-mail from Cathay for SGD 50.00. So go figure......
After 2 hours of trying to do some decent shopping for photographic equipment in SIM LIM SQUARE, I got so tired of being treated like an IDIOT, I left feeling SICK in my stomach. I bought nothing... Leave a Comment
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